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1. : the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits. the containment of health costs. 2. : the policy, process, or result of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology. Examples of containment in a Sentence. The company's hazardous waste containment plan is being reviewed.
noun [ U ] uk / kənˈteɪn.mənt / us / kənˈteɪn.mənt / Add to word list. the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful: Containment of crowd violence was the police's main concern. The spreading disease overwhelmed all attempts at containment. politics specialized.
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the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful: Containment of crowd violence was the police's main concern. The spreading disease overwhelmed all attempts at containment. politics specialized. an attempt to keep another country's political power within limits without having a war with them:
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Containment, strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States beginning in the late 1940s in order to check the expansionist policy of the Soviet Union. First suggested by the U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan, the policy was implemented in the Truman Doctrine (1947) and the Eisenhower Doctrine (1957).
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noun. the act or condition of containing. an act or policy of restricting the territorial growth or ideological influence of another, especially a hostile nation.
the act of keeping another country’s power within limits so that it does not become too powerful. Definition of containment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. Containment is the action or policy of keeping another country's power or area of control within acceptable limits or boundaries . 2. uncountable noun. The containment of something dangerous or unpleasant is the act or process of keeping it under control within a particular area or place.
